Small Business Administration HUBZone Program (open access)

Small Business Administration HUBZone Program

This report discusses the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program, which provides participating small businesses located in areas with low income, high poverty, or high unemployment with contracting opportunities in the form of set-asides, sole-source awards, and price-evaluation preferences. It provides information about the program and it's structure; outlines arguments for an against targeting assistance and the continuation of the program; analyzes the program's administration; and examines related legislation.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Share of Taxpayers Would See a Tax Increase or a Tax Decrease Under a Senate Version of the Tax Reform Bill (open access)

What Share of Taxpayers Would See a Tax Increase or a Tax Decrease Under a Senate Version of the Tax Reform Bill

This report provides a brief overview and charts illustrating statistics about who would receive tax cuts, tax increases, or stay the same under the Senate version of the Tax Reform Bill.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress

This report examines the history of the Purple Heart award for military service members and changes in eligibility over time. The report also discusses current issues facing Congress -- such as whether traumatic brain injuries or PTSD diagnoses should be grounds for receiving the award, and whether those injured or killed assisting others during terror attacks outside their military duties should be eligible.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 50, Pages 6995-7238, December 15, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 50, Pages 6995-7238, December 15, 2017

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the structure and role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and recent legislation in the 115th Congress regarding the FCC.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017 (open access)

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017

Report containing non-financial data for the Texas Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts during fiscal year 2017, including information on occupied spaces, strategic plan updates, vehicles purchased, and other related topics and documentation.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Transportation Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Department of Transportation Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas. Department of Transportation documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History